The migrant disaster off Egypt this week adds to a relentless loss of life in the Mediterranean, where a single catastrophe killed some 800 people in April 2015. April 19, 2015Up to 800 people mainly from the Gambia, Senegal and Mali feared dead after their crammed fishing boat capsizes in Libyan waters. April 12, 2015Up to 400 migrants drown after their vessel capsizes off Libya, according to survivors who reach southern Italy. February 11, 2015More than 300 migrants from Africa drown after their overcrowded boats sail from Libya in atrocious weather. September 10, 2014Up to 500 migrants drown off Malta after people smugglers ram their boat to force them onto a smaller vessel.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 25, 2016 16:33 UTC